Tiffany Kelley

PhD, MBA, RN-BC

The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Visiting Professor for Innovations and New Knowledge in Nursing

Director, Healthcare Innovation Certificate Program

She/Her/Hers

Dr. Tiffany Kelley is a leading expert on the topics of health care innovation and informatics in the contemporary times of delivering safe, efficient, timely, patient-centered, effective and equitable care to patients and their families. She is a published author, keynote speaker, and thought leader committed toward improving on limitations within the status quo.

Kelley was appointed as the DeLuca Foundation Visiting Associate Professor for Innovations and New Knowledge in August 2018. To her knowledge, Dr. Kelley is the first nurse in the United States to be appointed as a visiting professor dedicated to integrating innovation into the nursing curriculum across degree programs. By preparing our nursing students and current nurses and advancing their education with the appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward innovative behaviors and culture, we hold the potential to drive significant positive change in the profession of nursing and health care at large. Dr. Kelley’s combined academic background, professional experiences and overall vision uniquely prepared her for her appointed role at UConn.

Her entrepreneurial spirit and ability to recognize solutions to existing problems are palpable during her invited talks and keynote addresses. Dr. Kelley is the author of Electronic Health Records or Quality Nursing and Health Care, a textbook offering comprehensive insights on the complex tool we are dependent upon today as health care professionals. Kelley also holds the role of founder/CEO of Nightingale & iCare. In 2017, Kelley was recognized as one of the top 12 women in health care and awarded Excellence in Innovation for Nightingale Apps’ Know My Patient in 2018.

Research/Scholarship Interests

Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
Nursing Informatics
Digital Health

Education

Ph.D. in Nursing, Nursing Informatics Concentration, Duke University
MS in Nursing Administration, Northeastern University
MBA, Northeastern University
BS in Nursing, Georgetown University
Board Certification, Informatics Nursing, ANCC 2014 (recertified 2019)
Certification, Disruptive Strategy, Harvard Business Online, November 2018
Certification, Cybersecurity, Harvard Business Online, November 2019
Certification, Innovate Aware, Experience Point, September 2019
Certification, Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators, January 2020
Certification, Women’s Entrepreneurship, Cornell University, January 2021

Honors & Awards

2018: Awarded the Excellence in Healthcare Innovation Award by Smart Health
2018: CIO Review: Nightingale Apps in 50 Most Promising Healthcare Solution Providers
2017: Selected as one of the Top 100 Women and one of Top 12 in Healthcare from the Top 100 Magazine
2016: DreamIT Accelerator Finalist
2016: Becker’s 50 Apps for Clinicians and Consumers to Know
2015: Becker’s 10 Healthcare Startups to Know for 2016
2015: Tap the Future, Startup Competition, Semi-Finalist, 20K Competition
2015: M2D2 New Venture Competition: Poster Presentation Finalist: Nightingale Apps, Lowell MA
2015: Web Summit Featured Startup, Dublin Ireland
2015: MassChallenge, World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, Semi-Finalist, Nightingale Apps
2014: Center for Women & Enterprise 2nd Annual Female Entrepreneur Challenge, Finalist
2014: MassChallenge, World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, Semi-Finalist, Nightingale Apps
2014: Northeastern University IDEA Grant Awardee
2014: Women’s Net Grant, Monthly Winner